Wow! I must be completely blind. Well, everyone says the same thing anyway, so I will certainly remove it when she reaches the 22lb. mark.
I just had a tech check my True Fit install this past weekend, but I still have a couple of questions. If any of you experts have time to take a look, I'd greatly appreciate it, as we're headed on a 6 hour drive this weekend, and I want to feel more confident in this install than I do right now:
1. 1 of the techs recommended I move it out of the middle position because there are no LATCH anchors in that position. The other said either is safe, but that he would personally recommend installing it in the position farthest from the driver's seat. That same tech also noted that the headrest of the True Fit CANNOT be allowed to touch (at all) any portion of the seat in front of it, so our front passenger seat in our Outback would need to be moved forward to allow some space between dd's car seat and the front passenger seat. He said that it did not matter how MUCH space there was but that it, under no circumstances, should be touching it. What are your thoughts on this? Where do you think I should install it?
2. The first thing they noticed was the seat protector mat that I had put underneath the car seat. I hate to admit my ignorance, but I did not know that that was "no no." What they didn't tell me is why that is, and I didn't really want to question them...just thought I'd ask here. Obviously, I do not want to risk safety to keep my car looking good, but I DO want to sell this car next year, and I'd like to keep the seats protected if possible. Are there any of these protectors that are tested with car seats and approved for use? Ours is a non-slip Kidoppatomus (sp.?) brand.
3. They re-installed the car seat (using LATCH) behind the passenger seat. I later realized that they did not use the lock-offs on the webbing for the LATCH connectors. They apparently thought that the lock-offs were for use only with a seat belt install. To be honest, so did I. I later read that part of the manual and saw that the installation instructions DO direct you to use the lock offs with the LATCH connectors too (though very unclearly, I must say.) DO I need to use the lock offs with the LATCH connectors, and if so, HOW....it is really awkward to do so.
4. If anyone replies with the opinion that I should probably install this seat in the middle position, can you tell me if it is safe to force the lock-offs over the seatbelt webbing? When I DID have it in the middle position, in order to get the seat tight enough, I literally had to force them locked. I thought I was going to break the plastic.
Maybe I just need to go see another Tech, but of the three total that I've talked to, none of them is familiar with this particular seat or even seems experienced with putting these convertible seats rear-facing.
